PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that King Simba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily King Simba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Simba
vs
Marcellus Clay Jr

196 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Simba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay Jr lands with a straight right. Simba didn't see that one coming.
Clay Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simba moves away from the strike by Clay Jr.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Simba tries to clinch but Clay Jr moves out of range.
Simba lands a nice looking body shot.
Clay Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay Jr misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba throws a right and a left that Clay Jr avoids nicely.
Clay Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Simba counters with a straight right hand.
Clay Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Simba looks to land a right hand but Clay Jr moved out of range.
Clay Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Simba moves out of range easily.
Clay Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Simba to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay Jr.
Clay Jr slips a straight right by Simba.
Clay Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clay Jr takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simba scores with a decent looking hook.
Clay Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Simba counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Clay Jr.
Clay Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clay Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simba blocks a jab.
Clay Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clay Jr avoids the body shot from Simba.
Simba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clay Jr throws a solid leg kick but Simba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clay Jr.
Simba's corner calls for a 1-2. Simba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clay Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba scores with a three punch combo!
Simba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Clay Jr misses
and Clay Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay Jr throws a looping overhand right but Simba ducks down to avoid it.
Clay Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clay Jr. Simba does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clay Jr ducks under a wild hook from Simba.
A head kick misses from Simba.
Clay Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Simba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clay Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clay Jr throws out a loose jab but Simba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clay Jr cracks Simba with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay Jr misses the body punch
and Simba counters with a straight right hand.
Clay Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Simba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simba tries to clinch up but Clay Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay Jr misses the target.
Simba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big right from Clay Jr misses.
Simba throws a big shot that misses.
Simba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simba avoids the head kick by Clay Jr.
Simba moves out of range as Clay Jr throws a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simba can pounce on him.
Clay Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that King Simba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Clay Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Simba to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simba.
Clay Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay Jr throws a hook but Simba avoids it easily.
Simba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simba misses with a hook.
Clay Jr throws a right hand that Simba ducks under and follows up with a left that Simba also avoids with ease.
Simba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clay Jr throws a head kick but Simba moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Clay Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay Jr misses with a double jab
and Simba counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay Jr misses with a looping right.
Clay Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simba digs a good body shot into Clay Jr's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simba punishes Clay Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Simba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay Jr.
Simba blocks a jab.
Simba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay Jr manages to avoid it.
Clay Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simba counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big right from Clay Jr misses.
Clay Jr throws a leg kick but Simba moved away.
Clay Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clay Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay Jr throws a combination that misses
and Simba counters with a big head kick but Clay Jr shrugs it off.
Simba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Simba.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Well Clay Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr!